St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-15
Signs Numerous That the English Un-
ionists Are Rapidly Deserving Into
the Liberal Ranks.
If the Irish National League Is Pro-
claimed Gladstone May Challenge
the Action ofthe Government.
The Arrest of Young Shop Girl Incites
$1,000 Socialists to Hold
Fiery Meeting.
London Detectives Arrest Lady Dyna-
miter---Home Secretary Matthews
Again Humiliated.
BY Cable to the Globe.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE disruption of
the UniOniSt party is now proceeding
with such apparently hopeless regu-
larity that no one is surprised at the
Semi-Official statement made to-day
that two prominent members of
that party will secede during the COM
ing week. The result of the recent
elections has been so discOuraging to
the coalition party in power that the
''trimmerS," who form party of every
party-the UniOniSt faction being no
eXceptiOn-are consulting their per-
sOnal future advantage, as they suppose,
by fastening to desert the sinking ship
and make friends in the ranks of the
party that is sure to be ON top after the
next election. Such apOStateS are not
perhaps very valuable additions to the
GladStOnian ranks, and the incident is
chiefly notable merely as a straw to in
dictate the direction of the political
wind. 1t is again asserted, with fair.
National league will be proclaimed dur
ing the last week of parliament. The
statement is probably better founded
than when 1t was first made, before the
recent denial of its truth. In the event
of the proclamation it is pretty certain
that
MIR. GLADSTONE WILL RETURN
from his country resting place to the
floor of the hOuseiOf commons and chal-
lenge the action of the government. In
deed it is reported that he is spending
hiC vacation nranQrInG q cnnnnh x1rifh n
direct view to this contingency, and that
he will make it one of his greatest ora
tionS. The time will be a fit one for the
delivery of a campaign address, to be
esed with good effect among the people
by the aStute managers of the Liberal
machine. The speech will provoke a
debate, and the adjournment of parlia-
ment will be delayed. 1t is doubtful, in
the face of all the probabilities involved
in this prospect, whether the dissolution
of the house will be brought about be-
fore the second week in September.
The young Tories, who have found it
hard to stick to their work during the
summer instead of shooting birds on
their country estates, will be very down
cast over the further delay in adjourn
ment, and will very likely rebel against
the authority of the government whip
eeio NNoNAo III "a DOty
bury in a forlOrn condition. The arrest
of the young shop girl, Miss Cass, in
Regent street, for the atrociOuS crime of
being out after dark alone with bundle
for customer of her employer, has led
to many queer developments, but the
oldest OutgrOwth of the affair was, per
hapS, demonstration which took place
in Trafalgar square.
ABOUT $4,000 SOCIALISTS
gathered in front of the famous statue
of England'S greatest sailor and listened
to violent speeches against the police.
Their particular grievance was the i'm
prlSOnment of one of their comrades, a
Pole, upon the sole evidence it is
claimed, of EndacOtt. the officer who
made such diSgraceful misuse rOf au-
thOrity in the arrest of Miss CaSS. The
orators dilated upon the injustice of
keeping in durance vile man whose
only accuser was person indicted for
perjury, and who has shown his unre-
liability in many ways. The whole DO
lice department was denounced for its
alleged persecution of the socialists, and
there were some bloodthirsty utterances
but no attempts at disorder. Red flags,
SOcialiStic banners and music suited to
the occasion abOunded. There was
large force of ''bobbieS" on hand. but
there was no preteXt for their interfer-
ence. and they listened with patience to
the diatribeS hurled against them. The
latest
DYNAMITE SENSATION
is the arrest of a well-dreSSed woman
and her maid at the fashionable resort
of COweS. The arrest was made by
London detectives, who claim to have
obtained information that the woman,
or at least her mistress, was acting as
accOmplice of dynamiters. The state
ment is made that forty pounds of the
dangerous explosive was found in a
satchel i'll the possession of the sus-
pected parties. The theory is that this
means was taken of smuggling the
dynamite into London without arOusing
suspicion, or that the intention NAV
have been to use it at CoweS in case GER
tain Objectionable persons should make
their appearance at that place. The
latter SuppoSition is not credited, how
ever. There are hints that the Irish
party are not suspected in this case. but
that it is nihiliSt scheme. Develop
mentS are awaited with considerable in
tereSt. Home Secretary Matthews, who
has been getting into disgrace with great
CELEBRITY of late, has been again humili-
ated by the queen Overruling his action
in the case of LipSki, the young He
brew who was to have been hanged
Monday for the murder of woman.
Lipski was convicted wholly on
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE,
and his solicitor solemnly assured
Matthews that he had discovered facts
since the conviction which would Justify
a new trial. The inexperienced lawyer,
however, made the mistake of telling
his story to Mr.. Stead, of the Pail Mall
Gazette, who hastened to publish it and
to somewhat arrogantly demand that
the home secretary grant a reprieve.
Matthews was so furious at being lect-
ured Dy his old enemy, Stead, that he
made indecent haste to announce
through the press that Lipski would
hang according to programme. This
exhibition of spiteful authority, how
ever, has resulted in the lengthening of
the unfortunate Lipski'S life for week
at least, and perhaps longer, as the
solicitor, being warned in time by the
announcement that no hope was to be
looked for in the direction of the home
office, telegraphed Immediately TO the
queen, setting forth the facts and pray-
ing for the exercise of mercy and JUS
tice. Her majesty very promptly or
dared the execution of Lipsid to be de-
ferred for a week, pending the applica-
tion for new trial. This is very I'M
usual, almost unheard of, thing, and if
could add to the disgrace of
the home secretary it would be such
contemptuous overruling of his judg-
ment by the crown.
The Strike Failure.